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Month: October 2010

One Bad Tennessee Apple

October 22, 2010Burt Likko

One of the things that is most aggravating to me in court is when the judicial officer presiding over a hearing relinquishes control of proceedings to one of the parties – and when that party then uses that latitude from… Continue Reading →

Courts, Law, Religion, Tennessee

Legal Proof: Not Collecting Stamps Is Not A Hobby

October 22, 2010Burt Likko 1 Comment

In preparing applications for 501(c)(3) status for various entities, I have often come across the statement that there is no definition for a “church” in the Internal Revenue Code; the examiners who determine whether a particular applicant for tax-exempt status… Continue Reading →

Atheism, Law, Religion

I Second That Motion By The Bears Fan (UPDATED)

October 21, 2010Burt Likko 3 Comments

The NFL isn’t supposed to be broadcasting games of grown men playing tag.  NFL football is about tackling. It is a contact sport, at its root a contest of strength and power. To be sure, there is much enjoyment to… Continue Reading →

Sports

Break Up The Ninth!

October 21, 2010Burt Likko

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has long been a bête noire of social conservatives. And a look at recent history certainly illustrates why that should be the case. Those whacko, out-of-control, liberal activist judges on the Ninth Circuit just… Continue Reading →

Constitutional Law, Courts, Domestic Politics

Establishment and Free Exercise

October 20, 2010Burt Likko 1 Comment

I anticipate some flak coming my way on this point after Tea Partiers read below that I criticized Christine O’Donnell. So here is a brief refresher for those among you who see grave Constitutional peril in a particular semantic. The… Continue Reading →

Constitutional Law, Courts, Evolution, History, Religion

Here’s A Sign That You’ve Become A Grownup

October 20, 2010Burt Likko 1 Comment

When I was a kid, I turned up my nose at Brussels sprouts as thoroughly as if my mother had asked me to eat poached dog snot. But the other day, I saw a bag of Brussels sprouts at the… Continue Reading →

Food

The Gods Must Be Pissed Off

October 20, 2010Burt Likko 1 Comment

A thunderstorm just blew through our area. It dumped a ton of hail out in our yard; it’s far too warm and wet for the hail to last very long but it was loud and filled with lightning and thunder,… Continue Reading →

History, Religion, Talking About The Weather

Senate Candidates Of 2010: Not Ready For Prime Time

October 19, 2010Burt Likko 4 Comments

If you only listened to the news, or only read headlines on the Intertubes, you’d have to conclude that there are just plain not enough adults running for office this year. Let’s review exhibits A through E on that subject:… Continue Reading →

2010 Election, Domestic Politics, History

Produce Identification Failure

October 19, 2010Burt Likko

Persimmons are, like, totally not pineapples. Published with Blogger-droid v1.6.3

Food, Unimportant but Mildly Amusing

Who Really Rules Retail?

October 17, 2010Burt Likko 1 Comment

The Wife and I took a trip to a nearby town to, among other things,do some shopping. In every store we visited, they played Gipsy Kings over the stores’ music systems. Now I think I know how to play the… Continue Reading →

Industry and Commerce, Music

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